Monthly Archives: January 2009

Satellite Evidence of Human Rights Violations (1): Darfur and Zimbabwe

Posted on January 31, 2009 by

Modern technology has provided some interesting tools to detect and combat human rights violations. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) uses satellite imagery in its Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights Project. Here are some examples. When you … Continue reading →

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Income Inequality (10): Two Worlds, The Obscene Disparities Between the Rich and the Poor

Posted on January 30, 2009 by

(source) From the earliest times from which we have record, that, say, the two thousand years before Christ, down to the beginning of the eighteenth century, there was no really great change in the standard of living of the average … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Poem (59): You Who Wronged

Posted on January 30, 2009 by

(source) You Who Wronged, by Czeslaw Milosz You who wronged a simple man Bursting into laughter at the crime, And kept a pack of fools around you To mix good and evil, to blur the line, Though everyone bowed down … Continue reading →

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Political Jokes & Funny Quotes (11): Gender Bias

Posted on January 30, 2009 by

(source) A young ventriloquist is touring the clubs and one night he’s doing a show in a small club in a small town in Arkansas. With his dummy on his knee, he’s going through his usual dumb blonde jokes when … Continue reading →

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Limiting Free Speech (15): Restricting Advertising

Posted on January 29, 2009 by

This is a relatively easy case, compared to the previous ones we investigated in this blog series. Advertising is a form of speech which should be protected by the right to free speech. But there are some relatively uncontroversial exceptions: lies … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Maps (44): Ethnic Cleansing in Baghdad

Posted on January 29, 2009 by

(source) More on ethnic cleansing.

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Political Graffiti (26): Over the Wall

Posted on January 29, 2009 by

(source) More Banksy here.

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Limiting Free Speech (14): Religious Education in Public Schools

Posted on January 28, 2009 by

(source) There can be nothing wrong with educating children about religion. And I say this as an agnostic. But religious education must include information about all the world’s main religions, and about atheism as well. And it also shouldn’t avoid … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Ads (4): Amnesty International Efficacy

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

(source, “Amnesty International, Proven Efficacy”)

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Human Rights Quote (65): Homophobia, Gay Rights, and Gay Marriage

Posted on January 27, 2009 by

(source) I am tired of seeing ministers who will preach homophobia by day, and then after they’re preaching, when the lights are off they go cruising for trade… We know you’re not preaching the Bible, because if you were preaching … Continue reading →

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